1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 55
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Stull (R) by 33.9 points.
Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,232
Kenneth J. StullRepublican
33.1%5,056
15,288 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET